Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.

Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who signed one of the first municipal bag bans in the U.S. as mayor of San Francisco in 2007, signed a new statewide plastic bag ban Sept. 22.

In 2014, the Legislature passed a law that banned single-use plastic bags at grocery store and retail checkout lines. However, they allowed stores to offer consumers, for a small fee, “reusable” bags. Such bags included paper and high-density ...

California's new law, effective 2026, bans all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores, promoting environmental sustainability and reducing plastic waste.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Sunday banning plastic bags from being provided at grocery stores, in a move that supporters say will help reduce a major source of waste. Senate Bill 1053 was co-authored by Sen.